Featuring an individual in a story can be one of the most rewarding stories you can write. Whether you are capturing the personality of a local business person or sharing the conversion testimony of an individual, it’s always a honor to write their story. It doesn’t need to be intimidating. In the next writers’ workshop,
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Last week, pastors and leaders from Ohio and Indiana gathered with ministry leaders from national and cooperating ministries for the Central Focus Retreat. The 36-hour retreat focused on the theme of “Mission” and was held at Deer Creek State Park in Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Each session started with a time of worship led by Matt
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Grace College in Winona lake, Ind., will host its 31st annual FunFest on Friday, October 29, from 6:00–8:00 in the Gordon Health and Wellness Center, 100 Publishers Dr., Winona Lake. FunFest is free and open to all children and their families. This year’s theme is “Carnival.” Children are invited to dress-up in the carnival theme
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In mid-September, Grace Brethren Church of Chambersburg, a Charis Fellowship congregation in southern Pennsylvania (John Bayer, senior pastor), hosted their ninth annual Community Car Show. The car show started as an outreach in 2013. Senior Pastor John Bayer said, “Our goal was to bring the community into our church and find ways to build relationships.
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Greg Stamm, pastor at Grace Brethren Church in Toppenish, Wash., requests prayer for his son, Joel, who is recovering from COVID-19 in a hospital in Mt. Vernon, Wash. Greg reports Joel is no longer on a ventilator but needs physical therapy to strengthen his limbs and that the doctor in the COVID unit said he
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Andrew Marksbury is the son of Dave Marksbury, pastor of Grace Fellowship of Kent, a Charis Fellowship congregation in northwest Washington. Below is a statement from the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association regarding his death. LAAPOA is saddened to announce the passing of Los Angeles Airport Police Officer III Andrew “Andy” Marksbury. He was
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Rex Rogers, pastor at Ripon Grace Brethren Church in California, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 since mid-September. On October 9, the church posted this update on their Facebook: Update on Pastor Rex: There is light at the end of this tunnel! Thank you for your prayers.
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This fall East Side Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Blacklick, Ohio, celebrated 50 years of serving the east side of Columbus. It started as a local gathering of east side residents who attended the Grace Brethren Church in Worthington, a suburb of northern Columbus, then under the leadership of Pastor Jim Custer
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Grace College is pleased to announce Kirk Wyman as the next head coach for Grace’s bowling program. Wyman has been a longtime bowling assistant coach at Warsaw Community High School. He has coached the Tigers for 19 years, the first five with the girls’ program and the last 14 with the boys. “I’m very excited to extend
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While the Urban Centers have had a rich history for many years within our organization and the Charis Fellowship, they have recently seen significant change. Following the retirement of longtime director, Ed Lewis, new Philadelphia Urban Center Director Andy Michael stepped in at the beginning of 2020 to carry on Ed’s legacy. Joined by Rob
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